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I grew up in New Zealand before moving to the United Kingdom where I lived for over two decades until moving to China months before the COVID 19 outbreak just as I planned (well not really…).

Back before Google was invented when dinosaurs roamed the earth and well after punch-cards weren’t a thing anymore, I qualified and worked in information technology and later, Psychotherapy, which is like debugging people’s brains. I played games on the Amstrad CPC6128 and the Commodore 64 then lost interest. I might be the only programmer who doesn't game.

Now I'm learning Mandarin and writing books. I'm a lifelong avid reader (escapist really...) of psychology, science fiction and fantasy, I look forward to contributing many more of my works to the wor ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 60 ratings · 45 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dreaming Crystal (Order of the Stone #1) 3.85 avg rating — 34 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aroha by Dan Williams (Goodreads Author), Haffeera Cader (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Relationships: From 'Why?' to 'What For?' it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anxiety in a Time of Coronavirus: A Way to Be Calm by Dan Williams (Goodreads Author), Joanna Innes (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Run Fast: How to Beat Your Best Time Every Time

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